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Epiphanies. We’ve had them at one time or another in our lives. They’re the wee moments of clarity in the dimmest, murkiest times when we are trying to find the right answer to our biggest quandaries. Some people simply call them flashes of brilliance or genius. Some might […]

I know what helped me, but it may or may not help you. It was many years that I had some sort of writer’s block. I tried writing every day at the same time. I read about writing to see if it would make me more interested (which […]

People often ask me where do I get my ideas. I can tell you that most of the ones that are in my books and are in planning for future books have all come from dreams that I have had over the last twenty or so years. You […]

Writing has a purpose and that purpose is to give the reader an emotional experience. I have felt that since the first day I put the pen to paper. At first, I have to admit, I felt that it wasn’t the greatest of feelings. Almost like revulsion. That […]

This one should be obvious, but I feel it is important. If not for me, then for the others like me who have a story to tell but are hesitant because we have all heard that you need to have a good reason to write. So, here it […]

As you can see, I’ve updated the site. I did this because of a comment I received from someone who visited (a heartfelt thanks to that person, BTW). I do try to make sure that this site is easy to navigate and people can find the messages and […]

Well, I kind of knew this was going to happen. That’s okay, I guess. It’s one of the perks of self-publishing. I can set an artificial deadline and blow it! Seriously, I am still working on Kingdom of Happy Fools. I on about chapter 7 (of 20) in […]

It seems that I might be back on track for my goal of finishing Kingdom of Happy Fools for June (it might be the end of June, but June nonetheless). I’ve had to pull the story apart–something I did with Copper Rain–rearrange the scenes, remove scenes that didn’t […]

In the darkness of despair and utter defeat, the light of brilliance springs forth and illuminates the way forward. That’s my quote for the day…and it is mine (you can use it if you like). I just thought of it right now and I think it fits my […]

Why can’t I just be whelmed? Even though I have finished the second draft of Kingdom of Happy Fools, one might get the idea that I am near the home stretch. If only it were so! I have taken the whole novel apart scene by scene and found […]